Can anyone advise me about travel to Ireland and Covid?

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Posted this in Chat but that place moves even faster than AIBU, so it had plummeted down the page in seconds!

I'm tying myself in knots trying to find the information I need, but can't seem to find it on all the many NHS resources and government sites I've looked at. So I'm turning to mumsnet!

We're hoping to travel from England to Dublin in a couple of weeks.
2 adults - fully vaccinated.
16 year old - had one jab
12 year old - just completing his 10 day isolation after covid infection

Some things I've read suggest that England and Ireland are part of the "common travel area", so no testing or proof is needed.
But other places seem to suggest we need passenger locator forms, and negative PCRs for the kids.
I'd heard of a "proof of recovery" but 119 say I can't have that for a 12 year old.

Has anyone travelled from England to Ireland recently, and can tell me what we need?
many thanks

www.dublinairport.com/covid-19/covid-19-travel-advice

Hope this helps

Thank you - but that says nothing about the common travel area, which 119 told me includes England and Ireland - essentially making travel between London and Dublin the same as travel between London and Cardiff. But I can't find that on any government sites. It's so confusing!

We went to Ireland in the summer using this advice
www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ireland/entry-requirements

England /UK is part of the common travel area so if you are fully vaccinated youdon’t need to PCR test or quarantine. Children aged 3-11 are exempt from PCR tests, but those aged 12 and over who aren’t full vaccinated must take a PCR test and quarantine , unless they are travelling with fully vaccinated adults , in which case it’s a PCR test and no quarantine. You’ll also need to do the passenger locator form going in to Ireland but not coming back to UK

Travelling with children
Children under the age of 12 will not need to take a PCR test prior to travelling to Ireland or to undergo self-quarantine.

Children between the ages of 12 and 17 will be required to have a negative RT-PCR test, taken within 72 hours prior to arrival to travel into the country, unless they have valid proof of vaccination or recovery.

Children of any age, travelling with accompanying vaccinated or recovered adults will not be required to self-quarantine post arrival. However, where one accompanying adult needs to self-quarantine, then all children must also self-quarantine.

Does this help? www.facebook.com/irishembassylondon/

How are you planning to travel?

We went via the ferry in the summer & they didn't check any of our details, we had completed the passenger locator form so all our info was on there.

A family member flew over from Ireland to England a couple of weeks ago & again didn't have any COVID checks completed on either side.

I went to Dublin from England about 8 weeks ago. We didn’t need to test or prove jab status on arrival or return. The only time we needed jab status was in pubs and restaurants-they were strict on this but it might be different now.

You’ll all need to fill in a passenger locator form (it’s online and straightforward). Fully vaxxed adults coming from the UK don’t have to test.

Children between the ages of 12 and 17 need a negative RT-PCR test, taken within 72 hours prior to arrival to travel into the country, unless they have valid proof of vaccination or recovery.

More details here: www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ireland/entry-requirements

At the moment you will need proof of vaccination for adults to go into restaurants, cafes, bars etc.
But they are talking about lifting that on the 22nd October.
They don't plan to lift the masks though so you will still need them on public transport, in shops and healthcare.
Hope you have a good trip!

Just a passenger locator form when you get over here op.

I live in the north of ireland (which has different rules) but am only back from a week in southern Ireland. To date vaccine cards and id had to be produced in every hotel, cafe and restaurant. We had a wonderful time (except when we got lost) . As said they are supposed to be changing the rules at the end of this month. Any area we were in, masks were compulsory. At weekends book a meal if you plan to eat out.
Hope you have the lovely weathers we had and have a good time.

Fly into Belfast.

Just back from UK, had to fill out locator form coming to Ireland but didn't need one going to UK. We are all vaccinated including teen so had covid certs uploaded to ryanair. My understanding is if you aren't vaccinated and over 12 you need tests even within the common travel area.

We weren't stopped in either direction for info but maybe because we had already uploaded documents.

I think the common travel area relates more to not having to quarantine.

You do f have to test or quarantine going add on Ireland to England - entry to Ireland still involves vaccine certs or testing - although in practice they don't check that often you could be prevented from entering without .
Ferries are stricter than airports